Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
Swallowing Disorder, Dysphagia
Brief summary
The aim of this research was to develop a dysphagia screening measure and evaluate the prevalence of dysphagia and its clinical manifestation in different in age population groups.
Detailed description
The dysphagia screening questionnaire had the stages of validation - translation and back translation, a review of the translation and back translation committee, pre-test study (36 persons) with monolingual individuals and the test re-test study (67 subjects included). The case - control study groups were tested using dysphagia screening questionnaire and clinical screening - water drinking test. Barthel index and nutrition questionnaire were used to identify the nutritional and functional state. M. D. Anderson dysphagia inventory questionnaire, sf-12 questionnaire were used to assess dysphagia effects on the quality of life. The research group consisted of two subgroups - 171 nursing home residents from 3 different nursing homes and 82 outpatients of the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. The control group consisted of randomly selected 40 community-dwelling elderly healthy individuals.
Interventions
OTHERWater drinking test
Patient takes a sip of water about 60-70 ml. We assess: coughing, choking, voice changes.
Lithuanian version of the questionnaire consists of 16 questions. Interpretation of dysphagia screening questionnaire: advanced symptom - 2 points, moderate intensity symptom - 1 point, no symptom - 0 point. At least one advanced symptom means - dysphagia. Higher score represents stronger dysphagia intensity. The maximum score is 32 points.
Sponsors
Klaipėda University
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adults * Consent for participating in the research * No cognitive disorders or mental illnesses
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal to participate in the research * Serious mental or cognitive conditions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dysphagia screening questionnaire | At the baseline | Lithuanian version of questionnaire consists of 16 questions about masticatory and swallowing functions and dysphagia consequences during patients last one year. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical water drinking test | At the baseline | A subject takes one tablespoon of water. Then - a sip of water (about 60-70 ml). We assess: coughing, choking, voice changes. At least one symptom means dysphagia. |
| Barthel index | At the baseline | Barthel index was used to identify objectively the functional state. According to Barthel index 100 points mean - functional independency, 91 - 99 - little dependency, 61 - 90 - moderate dependency, 21 - 60 - almost total dependency, 0 - 20 - total dependency. |
| Nutrition questionnaire | At the baseline | Nutrition questionnaire was used to identify objectively the nutritional state. The maximal score of nutritional state questionnaire - 30. 24 or more points mean - good nutritional state, 17-23,5 - risk of insufficient nutrition, \< 17 - insufficient nutrition. |
| M. D. Anderson dysphagia inventory (MDADI) | At the baseline | Assessment if dysphagia effects the quality of life. Questionnaire consists of 20 questions. The emotional, functional, physical and global subscales are measured. Scores of each item can be from 0 to 100, they are summed, a mean score is calculated. A higher MDADI score represents better functioning and better quality of life. |
| The 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12 questionnaire) | At the baseline | Assessment of the quality of life, general health status using 12 questions. Assess physical functioning, role limitation due to physical problems, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, limitations in usual role activities because of emotional problems, mental health. Scores range from 0 to 100, where a zero score indicates the lowest level of health measured by the scales and 100 indicates the highest level of health. |
Countries
Lithuania
Outcome results
None listed